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activation in VSMC: implications in adhesion, spreading, and hypertrophy
Department of Pharmacology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
Submitted 20 July 2005 ; accepted in final form 11 August 2005
ANG II stimulates phospholipase D (PLD) activity and growth of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). The atypical protein kinase C-
(PKC
) plays a central role in the regulation of cell survival and proliferation. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between ANG II-induced activation of PKC
and PLD and their implication in VSMC adhesion, spreading, and hypertrophy. ANG II stimulated PKC
activity with maximal activation at 30 s followed by a decline in its activity to 45% above basal at 5 min. Inhibition of PKC
activity with a myristoylated pseudosubstrate peptide or overexpression of a kinase-inactive form of PKC
decreased ANG II-induced PLD activity. Moreover, depletion of PKC
with selective antisense oligonucleotides also decreased ANG II-induced PLD activity. Interaction between PLD2 and PKC
in VSMC was detected by coimmunoprecipitation. ANG II-induced PLD activity was inhibited by the primary alcohol n-butanol but not the tertiary alcohol t-butanol. The functional significance of PKC
and PLD2 in VSMC adhesion, spreading, and hypertrophy was investigated. Inhibition of PKC
and PLD2 activity or expression attenuated VSMC adhesion to collagen I and ANG II-induced cell spreading and hypertrophy. These results demonstrate that ANG II-induced PLD activation is regulated by PKC
and suggest a crucial role of PKC
-dependent PLD2 in VSMC functions such as adhesion, spreading, and hypertrophy, which are associated with the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and malignant hypertension.
vascular smooth muscle cells; protein kinase C
; angiotensin II
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